After calling it a "good bill," Baker gave "props" to Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel for her handling of the case. On March 29 Scheibel filed criminal charges against students who allegedly bullied Prince.

The question, from a reader named Evan, read: "How do you feel about the recent bullying legislation?"

Baker's response:

I think it's a good bill - but I'm more than a little troubled by the number of people who seemed to have pretty decent knowledge about how this girl was being treated and did nothing about it. I have three kids - two boys (19 and 16) and a daughter (12). If anything like this was going on with one of my kids, I hope I would have forced some kind of resolution long before it reached its tragic conclusion - whatever the circumstances involving my own children. My heart - as a parent - goes out to [Phoebe Prince's] family every time I hear about the case. And special props to Betsy Scheibel - the DA out there - for facing this one head on.